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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1055 AM CST Mon Jan 12 2026

-Dry conditions with temperatures generally at or above average expected for coming week, with below average temperatures possible by Friday into coming weekend.

SHORT TERM

(This afternoon through Tuesday night) Issued at 1055 AM CST Mon Jan 12 2026

Quiet and moderately warm temperatures expected to continue today and tomorrow with highs in the 60s for much of the combined Panhandles. Winds are expected to remain light around 10 mph or less. All of this will change though Tue night into Wed morning behind a cold front.

LONG TERM

(Wednesday through next Sunday) Issued at 1055 AM CST Mon Jan 12 2026

Slight changes coming with increased winds and lower temperatures expected Wednesday behind a cold front. An upper level trough tied to a Hudson Bay low will be digging down into the Northern Great Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley before over taking much of the eastern US Tuesday night. In the process the FA will see the base of this trough swing into the area bringing the cold front in early Wed. Northerly H85 winds will be picking up to 40 to 45 kts behind this front allowing for some gusty winds. The strongest of these winds will be early before sunrise and only gradually decrease through noon. This means the morning will be gustiest with winds dropping off going into the afternoon. Thanks to H85 temperatures only cooling to 3 degrees C for Wed, afternoon highs are only expected to drop into the 50s.

Going into Thu, H85 temperatures are progged to rebound to 8 to 13 degrees C with much of the cold airmass from the aforementioned trough staying off to the east. This will help temperatures rebound back into the 60s for Thu. However, a reinforcement of the upper level trough is progged to come Fri into the weekend. Another cold front is expected for Fri, once again dry, cool, and breezy conditions expected with this front. However, the cold airmass this time will stick around a bit longer with highs Friday staying in the upper 40s and 50s and the weekend in the 50s for Sat and Sun.

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 526 PM CST Mon Jan 12 2026

VFR conditions are expected throughout the 00Z TAF period at all TAF sites. Winds will be out of the west/northwest at 5-15 kts under mostly clear skies.

AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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